Low-Dispersive Coplanar Waveguides and Thin-Film Microstrip Lines for Sub-mm Wave Monolithic Integration

Abstract

Planar sub-millimeterwave transmission-line structures suitable for monolithic integration are discussed. The results show that both miniaturized coplanar waveguides and appropriate thin-film microstrip configurations provide low-dispersive propagation properties up to 1 THz. The paper discusses radiation and dispersion effects as well as basic rules how CPWs should be designed in order to reach the desired sub-mm wave performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 29, 2000
Accession Number
ADP011765

Entities

People

  • Frank Schnieder
  • Wolfgang Heinrich

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attenuation
  • Circuits
  • Dispersions
  • Electronics
  • Films
  • Frequency
  • Geometry
  • Losses
  • Radiation
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Terahertz Radiation
  • Thickness
  • Thin Films
  • Transmission Lines
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waveguides

Readers

  • Microwave Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene